Big Money! Big Prizes!

Damn. These internet test thingies are way too addictive. Thanks Bicuit for hooking me on them. Okay so it's not really your fault, but I did see that "Am I dumb" test on your blog. Anyway, since I was addicted this morning, and since I'm trying to start a new business from scratch, I thought I'd take another one and see how much I'm worth on the open market...



I need to start exercising more... I was really hoping to break that US$3M mark.

Can I hire a personal SPINNING instructor??? ;-)

I are too smart! Is you?

I got this on Biscuit's blog. But I have to say... if I are so smart, why isn't I rich?



Am-I-Dumb.com - Dumb?


So, how smart is you?

Baring your assets in protest

Women Send Panties to Myanmar in Protest

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Women in several countries have begun sending their panties to Myanmar embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the recent brutal crackdown there, a campaign supporter said Friday.

"It's an extremely strong message in Burmese and in all Southeast Asian culture," said Liz Hilton, who supports an activist group that launched the "Panties for Peace" drive earlier this week.

The group, Lanna Action for Burma, says the country's superstitious generals, especially junta leader Gen. Than Shwe, also believe that contact with women's underwear saps them of power.

To widespread international condemnation, the military in Myanmar, also known as Burma, crushed mass anti-regime demonstrations recently and continues to hunt down and imprison those who took part.

Hilton said women in Thailand, Australia, Singapore, England and other European countries have started sending or delivering their underwear to Myanmar missions following informal coordination among activist organizations and individuals.

"You can post, deliver or fling your panties at the closest Burmese Embassy any day from today. Send early, send often!" the Lanna Action for Burma Web site urges.

"So far we have had no response from Burmese officials," Hilton said.

I'm not making this up and here's the link to prove it: AP Newswire

In the whole of the Western World, when women send you their panties its a compliment.

In Japan when women send you their panties it's probably some freaky new game-show.

Only in SE Asia could this be an insult or a curse... this superstition had to have been developed by either an impotent old man, or a eunuch.

In any case, you ladies... send those panties on to the Embassy of Myanmar in your nation's capital! We'll teach those old impotent burmese eunuch generals a thing or two!

What "Love" Means...

A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
- Rebecca- age 8

'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
- Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
- Karl - age 5

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
- Chrissy - age 6

'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
- Terri - age 4

'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
- Danny - age 7

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
- Emily - age 8

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
- Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
- Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
- Noelle - age 7

'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
- Tommy - age 6

'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
- Cindy - age 8

'My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
- Clare - age 6

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
- Elaine-age 5

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
- Chris - age 7

'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
- Mary Ann - age 4

'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
- Lauren - age 4

'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
- Karen - age 7

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
- Mark - age 6

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
- Jessica - age 8

And the final one - a definite winner - was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

I think I'll ask my 5 year old what she thinks when I get home tonight. :-)

Stolen Monster.com Data

We all heard about it when it happened. Well this is the first I've heard of any activities that resulted from it. EVERYONE needs to go read the following article on PC World:

Stolen Monster Data Put to Bad Use
The Trojan horse used to steal personal data from Monster.com sends targeted spam seeking recruits for money-laundering jobs.

I got one of the emails this morning. The subject line was ", Monster.com suggests You the new job"

So if you recieve anything with a similar title... BEWARE!

Political Games

With all the debates and other political hullabaloo going on, I figured it was my turn to jump on the band wagon.

I've always wondered why all our wonderfully neutered.... er... I mean neutral news media (News Papers, Blogs, TV, Internet, etc.) never just listed the straight shi... er... facts about which candidates believed, or at least professed to believe in what answer to what issues. Are they pro or con? Are they for it or against it? Don't give me all that analysis crap. I don't care about he-said she-said. Just tell me what the hell they stand for in short, concise, minimalistic, Politics-for-Dummies style.

It's great that all you journalists (tele-journalist, bloggist, paper journalists, etc.) get paid so much for talking about who said what; who's wearing a pin; slumber parties in the Lincoln bedroom; who wants us to save money; who wants us to spend money; and what you think of it. However, other than enjoying watching you all shout at each other on the tube, or reading the rumblings of some new media frenzied blog-war, you're not really helping us narrow it down. You don't need to tell us what you think every half hour. What we'd like is for you to display a checklist so we can see exactly which candidate is for and which candidate is against the issues that are important to us. You know us... the people who watch all those damn commercials so you can get paid so much money for telling us your opinion.

What's that? Really? Hang on a tick... Someone's finally done it? Someone has actually built it and it works???!!! HOLEY MOLEY! That's almost too useful for someone to actually give it too us. Free you say??? Someone did it, and it's free and you don't have to sign up or contribute to a campaign to use it?? Will wonders never cease?

Yes friends! Not only has someone constructed a listing of ALL the pre-primary Republican and Democrat candidates stands on the issues, they've made it interactive!!! You can answer a specific questionaire, and it will actually generate and display a list for you of every candidate and who is your best match according to your beliefs!!!!!

Not surprisingly.... here's my result:



I guess I know who I'm voting for. Sadly though, IMMIGRATION policy and reform is my number one issue. The only candidate that agrees with my on that item is a guy I've never heard of and doesn't match up with any of my other positions.

How'd I rate with the Democrats? Check this out...

You can take the quiz and find your candidate here:



So, some of you may agree, many of you may not. That's okay. I'm alright with differences of opinion. We don't always have to agree. Disagreeing doesn't mean we can't be friends. Does it?